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The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1887-02-04
A Girls Reading.

This is the title of a bright article
in the atlantic Monthly for January.
The writer bewails rapidly grow.
inc evil of our times, of which all
those having the care of young peo-
pie will do we'll to beware. Here is
the sum OF it.
If we pursue q modern school girl
along the track of her self chosen
reading. we shall be astonished that
So much printed matter can yield so
little mental nourishment. She has
begun, no doubt, with childish stor.
les, bright and we'll written, probably
but following each other in quick
succession that none OF them have
left any distinct impression on her
mind Books that children read hut
once arc OF scant service to them;
those that have really helped to
warm our imaginations and to train
our faculties are the few old friends
we know Sc well that they have be.
come portion of our thinking selves
At ten or twelve the little girl as
pres to something partly grown up
to those nondscript tales which tremb
ling ever on the brink Of sentiment,
seems afraid to risk the plunge; and
with her appetite whettedss by a
course of this unsatisfying diet she
is soon ripe for little more excite.
ment and a great deal more love, so
graduates into Rhoda Broughton
and the duchess" at which point
her intellectual career is closed.
She tells you that she don't care for
Dickens, and can't get interested in
Scott, with placidity that plainly
shows she lays the blame for this
state of affairs on the two great mast
ers who have amused and charmed
the world. AS for Northanger, Alb
bey, or Emma, she would as soon
think of finding entertainment in
Henry Edmond. She has probably
never read a single masterpiece of
our language; she has never been
moved by a noble poem. or stirred
to the quick by we'll told page of
history, she has never opened the
pores of her mind for the reception
of vigorous thought, or the solution
of mental problem; yet she may
be found daily in the circulating Ii
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1887-02-04

to sew up the seams. The following
is very neat and easy way to finish
the bottom. Take the skirt right
side toward you, and lay on the
braid so that one edge will come ev-
en- with the bottom of the skirt. Lay
the facing wrong side toward you, so
that the edge will come with the skirt
and braid. Now haste it all around
about the middle of the braid, then
stitch little above the bast. Turn
over the facing, haste, and hem.
Never cali garment complete
without the pocket and all necessary
straps and loops for hanging. Skirts
and waists get very much ont Of
shape by being hung up just as it
happens. There should be two loops
on the belt of the skirt and one sew
ed in with each sleeve directly un.
der the arm.
BUTTON HOLES.
The buttonhole seem to be the
great trial with all amateur dress
makers, and even with many who
are quite experienced. IT'S true
they need great deal of time and
patience at first, but | am sure are
not as difficult as a great many EN-
broidery stitches. Let me tell
nice way to make them. Cut little
slip of paper just as wide as you
wish the length of the buttonhole
and just as long as you wish the
distance between them. Mark the
place for each by the paper with
French chalk or something that will
not rub off. Now take them to the
machine and stitch around just iii
side of where you wish to work them
and they are ready for the scissors.
[ always cut out few threads at the
front, as it leaves little more space
for the button and Will not be so apt
to wrinkle The next step is to
whip them carefully end bar them
or better yet, take a long ncedleful
of twist double, and bring it through
on to the right side just where you
begin to work Now catch the nee
die over some firm object to hold it
and work over the double twist all
the way around, holding it rather
tight. Before taking the last stitch
or two pass the needle through to
the wrong side and fasten, l hear
someone say, ''All that work just
for buttonholes!' All right, do as
you please, but if you follow these
directions you will have 3 button
hole that will look very nice, and
when you come to make over your
dress you will not need a new basque
because the buttonholes look so.-
The Housekeeper.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1887-02-04

Every one is aware that when per-
son with cold retires for the night he
experiences tickling in the throat
and diff ,ulty in brea hing. One or
two doses Of DR.. Seth ArnoLd' Couqh
KILLER will remove troubles of this
nature and give the sufferer a good
nights rest Give it trial and so be
convinced. For sale by G. G.. Sill
Price 25c. soc. and $l.0O per bottle.
DR.. Seth Arnold's Sugar Coated
Bilious Pills unequalled for costive-
ness, jaundice, liver troubles. Csc. Fol-
sale by G. G.. Sill.
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The Verdict Unanimous.

W. D. Suit, Druggist, Bippus, Ind,
testifes: II can recommend Electric
Bitters as the very best remedy. Every
bottle sold has given relief in every
case. One man took six bottles and
was cured of Rheumatism of 10 years
standing" Abraham Dare, druggist
Bellville, Ohio, aft ms: "The best sell
ing medicine l have ever handled in
my 20 years experience, is Electric
Bitters." Thousands OF others have
added their testimony, SO that the YER
dict is unanimous that Electric Bitters
do cure all diseases of the Liver, Kid
ney or Blood. OILY a half dollar a
bottle at L R. Krk's Drug Store.
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Ponds Extract, for inflammation, ETC.. =,
We wish those who hear OF the Extract
for the first time to ask some friend
about it. They invariably praise.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1887-02-04
A SECONDHAND HOWE
Sewing Machine For Sale :,

This Machine is good new. Call and ex
JOURNAL Office.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-02-13

get the benefit of connections with all the
Texas lines, which could not be obtained
by building to any two of the other cities
in Texas, and even then they would not
reach all the roads il Fort Worth's great
railway system.
Information that has been in possession
of THE GAZETTE since Monday last is no
longer a secret, and Fort Worth may now
know that the St. Louis and San
Francisco has decided positively to
build to Fort Worth and has
taken time by the forel0ck and
purchased depot grounds. On Monday
last the president OF a certain railroad
company rec lived telegram from the
main office of the Frisco to buy at once
twenty five acres Of land for depot pur-
poses for the line and telling him where
to buy. Before the sun went down
Monday night the st. Louis and San
Francisco Railroad Company was the pos
SCISSOR Of fine piece Of Fort Worth real
estate. 1t is said inst Judge Denman,
who accompanied the Fordyce party, and
who Is connected with the Frisco, was
with the party chiefly to see Fort Worth
and arrange certain matters in cOnnec-
ton with the coming of his line to
this CITY Verify before many days THE
GAzETTE's railroad map will have to be
sent to the fOun-rV to have several new
lines welded on. Mckinney, Bonhem and
Arthur City should put their houses in
order ard secure tie Fort Worth line
through their confines.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-02-13

LOUISVILLE, KY, Feb. l2.-The will of
Mary Hall Stewart of Elizabethtown,
was offered for probate in the County
court this afternoon by Col. John Mason
Brown. Prtle and Miller appeared as
counsel to resis: the probation OF
the will. A very nice legal point is 10
volved. Mrs. Stewart drew up her will
that is now offered for probate before she
was married. She was then seized of
considerable estate. The will is in her
own handwriting, and was given into the
custody Of a friend few days after she
was married, with the words, "tnis is
my will " and other expressions, showing
that she did not intend 10 revoke it. Colo
mel Brown argued that under any
other circumstances than those in the
case the marriage would necessarily re-
woke the will, but as she wrote it with
her own hand, and stated after marriage
that it was her will, the facts amount 70
q republication. Pirtle and Miller ar
gued that no words could operate so as
to revive will that was nulled by mar
riage. The case VIII be briefed and ar
gued at length next week.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-02-13
wEATaERFORD ROADS,

CHIEF ENGINEER SHERMAN AND ASSIST
ANTS TAKE THE FIELD-sTEEL RAIL
LAYING.
Special to the Gazette.
WATERFRONT, TEX, Feb. 12.-Not-
withstsDding the dull season of the year
our city is all life at this time in conse-
queuce of the fact that Mr.. W. j. Sherman,
assistant chief engineer of the Santa Fe
system, with his corps of engineers, is in
the city looking over the city as it is
thought for the purpose of locating the
grounds for the depot. THE GAZETTE
correspondent heard from Col. W. r.
Shannon 4 member Ct the right of way
committee, that the work Of locating the
road from here to Cleburne would be
commenced tomorrow and pushed right
through. The arrival Of the engineers
into our city brought about more life to
our ciJiZens, and every man you meet has
a nice smile On his face, and it is evident
that IN g very short time Weatherford
will be on a boom. Great interest is
manifested in the location of the depot,
and various speculations are INDUCED in
as to the point at which it will be located,
but of course Rothing can be learned re-
garding it. The engineering corps is
here and organized, and will commence
work tomorrow, and it is thought that
within thirty dsys the line will be
located from this place to Cleburne and by
the time the road is surveyed the right of
way committee will have obtained the
right of way and work of grading will be
begun and, as before stated, Weatherford
willhave the Santa Fe Road completed by
the LIST of August
The steel rail gang have completed the
work of putting in steel rails to within
one mile Of this place on the Texas Pa
citic, and in a few days they Will have
passed Weatherord and will continue
their course westward.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-02-13

81 cCiuI 70 Inc NAZCLIt,
Ell PAso, TEX, Feb. l2-El Paso is
over run to-day with excursionlsts, ard
every carriage and all the street cars have
been crowded all day with people goiag
to and returning from Paso del NOrte,
across the Rio Grande. The Cook party
from Boston, numbering about 100 peo-
pie, ar ived at IL O'Clock last night. The
Raymond and Whitcomb parties, also
from Boston, numbering 250 people, ar
rived at 10 O'Clock this morning, and the
Ennis party tr IN St. Louis, numbering
$50, arrived in three sections, comprising
twenty sleepe-s, to-day at noon. Half of
the Raymond party left tonight for the
City of Mexico, and the other half and the
Ennis and Cook delegation left for Cali
fOrnia,
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-02-13

taken to Morris day or two after and
presented to Schwartz. Schwartz then
repeated the assertion that he had given
package to Waltz, and demanded its
surrender After denying over and over
again that be had ever received anything
at the hands of Harry Schwartz. Waltz
suddenly broke down and admitted pre-
cisely what was charged.
"The package" he said, f'is beyond
Mr.. Plnkerton-''Tell me whom you
gave it to-"
Mr.. PInkerton-"Weu, put me IN the
way of recovering it,"
Waltz-"NO; it Is in & place where
neither you, nor l, nor anyone can ever
get 1t"
Their and succeeded in securing admissions
and evidence which justiied him in ar
resting Waltz for completely in the muir
der. 1t is understood that those having
charge of the prosecution are in posses
sion of evidence duplicating at least one
other man. What this is they refuse to
diyulge.
THE REAL ASSASSIN.
OHlCACO, lIL.J TcU. "A pSSidl llOLA
Morris, III, says: Newton Waltz, the
baggagemsr, is held not merely as an
accessory to the Rock Island train express
robbery. He is directly charged with
being the assassin of Kellogg Nicnols, the
express messenger. This forenoon the
states attorney filed information
against Waltz as having committed
the murder by striking Nichols upon the
head with an iron rod which had been in
use as poker. 1t twas upon this infor-
nation that writ was issued which
transferred Waltz from the care of the
detectives to the custody of the sheriff.
The preliminary examination of Waliz is
set for next Friday. One of his brothers
was here to-day with Brakeman
Schwartzs attorney having an interview
with both Schwartz and Waltz. The two
prisoners declared in the most emphatic
manner that neither Waltz nor Schwartz
had said anything to the detectives, Mrs.
Schwartz or anyone else in the least i'm
plicating THEMSELVES oranyone else.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-02-13

engaged for several days soliciting sub
Scorpions, and report fair success. One
or two farmers have offered tc give the
right of way through their farms, pro-
vided the same would not cause any
houses thereon to be moved. The wide
awake business men are hopeful, but do
not consider the rood certainty, not
withstanding survey has been made
through the city and prospective cite
for the depot mentioned.
A change in the running of trains on
the Texas Central and Northwestern
Railway went into effect yesterday even
ing as follows: Mixed south bound az
rives at Cos and leaves at :25 q. m. !.
mixed north bound arrives g. sos, and
leaves at 1925 p. m. Passenger south
bound arrives at 7:l5 p. m; passenger
north bound arrives at IS 8. m.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-02-13
Fighting Over Right of Way.

Special to the Gazette.
HENRIETTA, TEX, Feb. I2-Mr. W. B.
Worsham, whose land the right of way of
the Gainesville, Henrietta and Western
Railroad passes over in and near the cor
porate limits of Henrietta, came home, it
is reported, yesterday and took his shot.
gun and went down to where the men
we're at work on said right of way and
stopped them from work, and before ser
vice could be had on him in the suit for
condemnation he was gone. II he had
stayed away little longer the right of
way would have been completed over his
land. 1t is thought that some very inter-
esting law suits will yet grow out of this
matter. The other claims of contested
damages are now settled if the parties do
not appeal from the decision of the COM
missioners who assessed the damages.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-02-13

Special to the Gazette. -
WATERFRONT, TEX, Feb. y In yes
terday's GAZETTE appeared in the local
columns of the city an account of &
tvelve-year- old boy, named Willie Wat
kins, having lefa his uncle's home here on
account OF his uncle having threatened
to WHO him, and was on his way to St.
Louis to his mother. Mr.. B. F. Watkins,
a well known citizen of this place and an
uncle of the boy mentioned, informed
your reporter that it is mistake; that
he did not threaten to whip the boy, and
says that he is anxious that the boy re-
turn and he will forward him money to
come back on if he desires to return, or
he will send him his clothes if he wishes
to continue his journey.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-02-13
4 DUEL.

Two New Orleans Men Fight with Swords
NEW ORLEANS, La Fen. ~ "A duel
was fought to-day between K )5ert R oman,
q son of Jud e Alfred Roman, and Sydney
L. TGeart, the son of Hon. Paul L S.
Thesrd, the weapons used being swords.
Theard received slight flesh wound in
the hand, and the fight stopped.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-02-13
Hot house strawberries are selling in
Boston at so cents each.
If sufferers from Consumption,

Scrofula, Bronchitis, and General Debility VIII
try SCOTS EMULSION of God Liver OIL
with Hypophosphites, B eywilf find immediate
relief and permanent benefit. The Medical Pro-
fession universally declare 1t remedy of the
greatest yslfe and very palstable. Read 81
have used Scott's Emulsion In several cases of
.Scr6fuia and Debility In Children. Results
most gratifying. My little patients take it with
gleasure."-[W. A. Hubert, III. D., salisbury,
III
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-02-13
Texas and Pacific Well.

Special to the Gazette.
BoNHAM, Ten, Feb. p The ma
chinery for boring the Texas and Pacific
arteslan well, is expected to arrive from
Fort Worth in day or two, and work
will Immediately commence on the we'll
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-02-13
Tb,Uest Virginia Deadlock.

CHARLESTON, W. VA, Feb. Il The
seventeenth ballot for United States Sen
stor resulted: Camden, "a; Janney,
Greenbacker, 81; Davis, Democrat, G.;
Johnson, Democrat, 2; Brannon, Demo
crat, 2; Newman, Democrat, and Max
well. Republican, each.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-02-13

oOtCIaI 70 IHt OdLtIIt'
DENTON, Ten, Feb. - The survey
of the Denton and Northwestern was
completed to-day to the northwestern
boundary line CT the county.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-02-13

Special to the Gazette.
Cisco, TEX, Feb. 12.-J. W. Nichols,
Superintendent of the Wells Fargo En-
press Company, was in our city yesterday
and to-day.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-02-13
Waxahachie Notes.

Special to the Gazette.
WAxAHACHIE, TEX, Feb. 12.-The
committee appointed to secure the right
of way for the Missouri Pacific extension
from Dallas southwark, have been busily
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-02-13
The Pride of San Antonio.

Special to the Gazette.
SAN ANTONIO, TEX, Feb. y -Four
teen miles of iron have been laid on the
northwestern extension of the San Anto-
MO and Arkansas Pass Railroad towards
Kerrville, and the camps will be located
at the first side track on Monday, and
there is no doubt that Boerne, thirty
miles out, will be reached before the end
of the present month, aud the return Of
President Lott from the north with Cap
tain Mifin Kennedy, the principal hacker,
together with the assurance that satisfac
tory financial arrangements have been
made IN New York, has infused new life
and yigor into the already successful
home enterprise, which is now operat
ing over 200 miles of new road.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-02-13
Tbs Cotton Belt = rter Through Business.

Special 10 the Gazette.
HOUSTON, TEX, Feb. Pc. W. LIE
B4nen Of St. Louis, chief clerk of the
ticket department of the ST. Louis, Ar
kansas and Texas Road, passed through
Houston yesterday en- route to Calves
ton. The object of his visit to Texas is
to arrange with the Houston ard Texas
Central and the Gulf, Colorado and Santa
Re Roads to place on sale over their roads
through tickets TO all points, via the ST.
Louis, Arkansas and Texas route. Mr..
lie Banen stated that meet ssary repairs
were being made along the line of track
preparatory to shortening the time be
tween st. Louis and Texas. All arrange
meDts have been perfected for msking
close connections with the Texas lines,
and a.! through sleepers will within a
short time be run between Waco and
Memphis.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-02-13
TEXAS AND PACIFIC.

EAST BOUND.
Il PasO, TCXarbana add New
Orleans -............. T:CO 4m 80 m
Colorado and TeXarkana 80. S:2j = m 30 IN
WEST BOUND.
New Orleans, TeXarBana and
FL PasO.... ............. eJO M H-lO IN
Texarkana and Colorado. $40 IN 10 M
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-02-13
RAILROADS.
LOCAL TIME TABLE,
MISSOURI PACIFIC

NORTH BOUND.
Arrive. Leave.
Laredo and ST.. Louis .... III am 10 m
San Antonio and ST. Louis. $50 pm 9:l0 p IN
SOUTH BOUND.
St Louis and Llredo........ 1910 p nj 20 p III
St Louis and san Antonio. 100 m - d m
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-02-13
RAILROADS.
Houston and Texas CentrafR'y


THE ONLY ALL-sTEEL LINE IN TisE STATE
Double daily trains each ways Through
Buffet Sleepers between Galveston and ST.
Louis on Trains and 4, and between Corsicana
and st. Louis on Trains l anif2, via Dallas,
D6niscI anu t,eualia. SleepeE+be!weeS Hous-
ton and Austin. Through Tickets to all points.
Quickest route to New OrisFns and points in
the Southeast Choice of Youtes via Denison
and st. Louis, Houston and New Orleans
Steamship tickets to Or from any point in
Europe.
Going South EOUAL Going North
Leave. LIME GARD. Arrive,
No No: 2 MOL No. 3
DAILY. AILY,f DAILY DAILY.
800 pm 200 a N Denis0n. 1874 a IN II So I'm
$50 p IN 3:2} an sherman 1875 am II 81 a IN
4;4I IN 4:i4a M VI Kinney 1888 pm 10 Is am
30 pm 6it q m Dallas. $40 p m 900 am
500 m SD m Grsi cana 90 pm Cos m
30 pm $40 a N Fit. Worthl2 30 a m $50 a. m
80 mi -..,-- Cisco 49,. ..-....... 3 80 ID
3:3O p nlf= Morgan. .-....-.-. lO:I5 am
o-1J NJ 9:UO a m W AGO 800. 6 :25 pm 6 80 q m
Ito an II 80 pm Hearne 3 20 p. m 20 am
5:4J usfn 1925 a. N Austin SIS pm $3.50 m
2;55 YIN 2:l0 p m freI ham 10 D m II IS a m
6:5yam 300 pm Houston 10 90 am SEQ pm
;jVa N $40 p. N Calves ton 7:25 a m 5:25 m
.:;:... : 40 a m y. Orleans 1870 pm ..........
Afhve Arrive Lesve Leave
a. FAULKNER, 'Ien Pass. Agent uston
p. 4. MILLER, Ticket Agent Fort Worth
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-02-13
TRANSCONTlNENTAL.

NORTH HOUND.
Fort Worth Whiteeboro and Arrive. Leave.
TeNarkana ................. T:I5am 7:45 a N
TeNarSana'. ,',-...,....~.. 500 pm 9IOpm
SOUTH BOUND.
TeNarkana, Whitesb0ro and
Fort Worth -'.s...,.,.-.. 7:5Opm s:2Op m
TcNarkann. Sherman and
Fort Worth ............. ECO m 745 N
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-02-13

Red Star Cough sEure relieved me of
chronic cold NIE'T Z. P. Gibbs, Will
mington, Del. rs
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-02-13
GULLY. COLORADO AND sANrAFE.

SOUTH BOUND.
Mail and EXPRESS daily. ..... $50 NJ $40 m
Accommodation, mixed train 200 p m
AcCO mediation, mixed train Top IN
NORTH BOUND.
Mall and express, daily .-.... S:45 pm 9O5 p III
Accommod alton, mixed train 7i5 m
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-02-13

CHIEF ENGINEER SHERMAN AND ASSIST
ANTS TAKE THE FIELD-sTEEL RAIL
LAYING.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1887-02-10
Strikes In New York State.

In his annual report to the lie isla-
ture, Mr.. Charles F. Peck, Commits
sioneT of the Bureau of Labor Statistics,
puts the number of strikes in this State
between November I, 1885. and Novem-
Der /, 1886 at 1, 800. From 1928 es-
Establishments he has received complete
or partial returns, al he reports that of
these 1888 strikes, 1923 men we're sue
cessful, 378 unsuccessful, while the re-
suit in 121 cases is still in doubt.
The further statistics of strikes, as
presented in Commissioner Peck's re-
port, are interesting. The number of
people employed in the establishments
represented by the 1, 1913 strikes wfs
14O, 1888, of HON 90, O96 went on stTi ee
while Al, 787 remained at work. OF the
strikers, $500 lost their places as the
result of their action. These figures do
not include the losses of place by the
striking employees of the Third avenue
street railroad company.
The total loss of wages by the strikes
of 1886 is not compute by the Com
missioner; but he states that the direct
gain in increase of wages as the result of
the 1928 successful strikes amounted to
$685.. 079 There were 931 strikes for
increase of pay, 244 of them succeeding
and 81 failing On the other hand, of
the 256 strikes for reduction of hours of
labor, only "A were successful.